Japan Labor Review : Volume 13, 2016

Volume 13, Number 4, Autumn (Full Text PDF:8.69MB)

Special Edition  Illegal Labor

• Introduction (PDF:123KB)
  Hisashi Takeuchi-Okuno

Articles

• Developments and Issues in the Regulation of Illegal Labor in Japan (PDF:222KB)
  Shinobu Nogawa
• Motivations for Obeying and Breaking the Law: A Preliminary Study Focused on Labor Law and the Role of Non-Instrumental Motivations (PDF:343KB)
  Takashi Iida
• Factors Contributing to Labor Law Violations and Employees’ Subjective Perceptions of “Black Companies”: Focus on Workplace Characteristics and Human Resource Management (PDF:6.27MB)
  Toru Kobayashi
• International Trends in Systems for Inspection of Labor Law Violations (PDF:207KB)
  Toshiharu Suzuki
• Policy Measures to Tackle Violations of Labor and Employment Laws in Japan (PDF:428KB)
  Ryuichi Yamakawa

Article Based on Research Report

• Comparative Analysis of Employment Dispute Cases Resolved by Labor Bureau
  Conciliation, Labor Tribunals and Court Settlement (PDF:1.12MB)
  Keiichiro Hamaguchi

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:84KB)

(Published on October 4, 2016)

Number 3, Summer (Full Text PDF:9.46MB)

Special Edition  Why Is There a Persistent Gender Gap in the Labor Market?

• Introduction (PDF:87KB)
  Tadashi Sakai

Articles

• Determinants of the Gender Gap in the Proportion of Managers among White-Collar Regular Workers in Japan (PDF:1.65MB)
  Kazuo Yamaguchi
• An Analysis of Organizational Factors That Increase Women’s Ambition for Promotion (PDF:1.56MB)
  Emiko Takeishi
• Gender-Based Job Segregation and the Gender Gap in Career Formation: Focusing on Bank Clerical Staff since the Postwar Years (PDF:1.78MB)
  Tomoko Komagawa
• Female Labor Participation and the Sexual Division of Labor: A Consideration on the Persistent Male-Breadwinner Model (PDF:1.01MB)
  Junya Tsutsui
• Gender Disparities in Academic Performance and Motivation in STEM Subjects in Japan (PDF:1.04MB)
  Natsumi Isa, Ayumu Chinen

Article Based on Research Report

• Career Counseling at Japanese Companies and Its Intrinsically Japanese Features: Three Functions Seen in the Context of the Japanese Employment System (PDF:344KB)
  Hideo Shimomura

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:81KB)

(Published on July 12, 2016)

Number 2, Spring (Full Text PDF:10.66MB)

Special Edition  The Diversification of Regular Employment in Japan

• Introduction (PDF:31KB)
  Tomoyuki Shimanuki

Articles

• Restricted Regular Employees and Compensating Wage Differentials:Theory and Evidence (PDF:535KB)
  Emiko Usui
• Current Developments and Challenges in the Personnel Management of Restricted Regular Employees: With a Focus on the Diversity of Restricted Regular Employment (PDF:2.28MB)
  Koji Takahashi
• Diversification of Regular Employees' Career Orientations and the Current Status of Careers and Working Styles (PDF:2.44MB)
  Yoshihide Sano
• Understanding Restricted Regular Employment: Differences by Company Size with a Focus on Wages and Satisfaction Levels (PDF:2.6KB)
  Akihito Toda
• The MHLW's Policy of "Diverse Regular Employees" and Its Impact on Female Employment (PDF:1.22MB)
  Kaoru Kanai

Article Based on Research Report

• Addressing the Issue of Fatigue among Working Carers: The Next Challenge after Reforming the Family Care Leave System (PDF:1.5MB)
  Shingou Ikeda

There is an erratum associated with this article.

There was an error in the description of the age in the third paragraph on page 113 of paper publication.

Incorrect: if the parents are more than 70 years old
Correct: if the parents are more than 75 years old

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:23KB)

(Published on April 1, 2016)

Number 1, Winter 2016 (Full Text PDF:8.77MB)

Special Edition  Labor Problems Facing Intermediate-Age Workers

• Introduction (PDF:38KB)
  Yoshihide Sano

Articles

• Changes Experienced by Intermediate-Age Workers in Japan's Labor Market (PDF:2.13MB)
  Ryo Kambayashi, Yuko Ueno
• Current Status and Issues Facing Employees of Intermediate Age in the Workplace: From the Perspective of Labor-Management Relations (PDF:1.62MB)
  Sumiko Ebisuno, Sakae Oguma, Yasuo Murasugi
• Work-Life Conflict in the Intermediate Age Bracket: Trends in Working Hours and Time Spent Caring for Elderly Family Members (PDF:1.43MB)
  Sachiko Kuroda
• Study on Legal Issues Involving Intermediate Age Brackets: Aiming to Facilitate Work-Life Balance (PDF:85KB)
  Toshiko Kanno

Article Based on Research Report

• Analysis of the Support System for Job Seekers: Relation of Training Implementation Agencies' Activities and Trainees' Job Seeking Success (PDF:3.07MB)
  Makoto Fujimoto

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• JILPT Research Activities (PDF:19KB)

(Published on January 7, 2016)

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